Chronoswiss, the Munich-based watch company founded by Gerd-R Lang has been sold.  A 100% takeover has been agreed and the new owner is reported to be a Swiss investor.  Recognisable by their out-size “onion” crown, Chronoswiss timepieces are also known for their outstanding attention to detail and innovative mechanical movements. Having spent his formative [...]

  Chronoswiss present the Pacific Collection which will include the retro-tastic Pacific Chronograph.   You may be familiar with those faceted hour markers….. and those hands, well let’s just say that particular shape is not uncommon among the collections of other brands.  However these are design touches reminiscent of an era rather than other people’s [...]

To celebrate the Singapore Grand Prix 2010 Chronoswiss release a limited editon of its Grand Opus. You may remember that the brand released the Opus Black Magic at Baselworld 2010 featuring the brand’s patented version of DLC – Dianor, which framed the  hand-skeletonisation and hand-engraving of the movement to superb effect, well the latest piece [...]

Chronoswiss add a new piece to their collection – the Chronoswiss Sirius Triple Date. The piece features day and month windows below the 12 o’clock position with a date dial combined with moonphase indicator at 6 o’clock hence the term “triple date” otherwise known as the “no excuses dear, how could you have forgotten our [...]

Chronoswiss add a new piece to their Timemaster collection – the Chronoswiss Timemaster Chronograph GMT. There are two versions of the piece, stainless steel or stainless steel with a DLC coating.  DLC is diamond-like coating, rumour has it that the Russian military used the process of DLC on their helecopter blades for its extreme resistance [...]

Unlike many of the ‘Old Masters’ which rightly constitute the majority of today’s most illustrious watchmakers and manufactures, the Chronoswiss history does not go back a hundred years or more. In fact, Chronoswiss are only this year, 2009, celebrating the occasion of their first quarter-century of producing their distinctive timepieces.